August 28 – Italian international midfielder Sandro Tonali is set to make his long-awaited return for Newcastle United tonight after a 10-month ban for breaching betting rules. Tonali joined Newcastle from AC Milan last year but only played 12 games before he was handed a long suspension by the Italian football federation for betting on Milan and another Italian club, …

Jonathan Johnson has explained what’s really going on with Kylian Mbappe and his continued dispute with Paris Saint-Germain even after leaving the club on a free transfer to Real Madrid this summer. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, Johnson made it clear that this issue between Mbappe and PSG actually dates back some time, as it relates …

August 28 – Hamburg SV’s Croatia Under-21 international Mario Vušković has had his doping ban doubled to four years in a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The German national anti-doping agency said it won an appeal jointly filed with the World Anti-Doping Agency to extend a two-year ban originally handed out by the German FA after he tested positive …

According to reports on Wednesday afternoon, Crystal Palace have agreed a deal to sign Wolfsburg centre-back Maxence Lacroix; a move that could boost our hopes of landing Marc Guehi. The Athletic’s David Ornstein reveals that the Frenchman is expected to sign after a deal worth £17.5m was agreed with the Bundesliga club. He reports that personal terms haven’t been agreed …

August 28 – Ertuğrul Doğan, the president of Turkey’s Trabzonspor, is withdrawing the club from its loan agreement with the Banks Association of Turkey and instead raising money through an increase in capital. Dogan made his statement via the official club website, saying the club was paying TL 600 million (€15.7 m) interest annually. “As Trabzonspor, with the capital increase …

It’s been a bit of a baptism of fire for Leicester City and Steve Cooper already this season. In the two games that they’ve played so far in 2024/25, they’ve managed a draw against Tottenham Hotspur and lost to Fulham. Things don’t get any easier for the Foxes, with Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Arsenal being three of their next …

Over the years, Barcelona fans have strongly felt that the system in Spain is engineered against their team. The refereeing has been the major point of debate, with many feeling that decisions quite overtly go against Barcelona and it is not entirely unwarranted either. Not only in terms of VAR decisions and penalty kicks but also in matters as small …

Liverpool have completely turned around their transfer window with two quickfire signings. After completing a deal for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, the Reds have now completed another signing. According to Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool have reached an agreement with Juventus to complete the signing of Federico Chiesa. The Italy international faced an uncertain future at the club and after enterining the …

Following their 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano away at Estadio de Vallecas last night, FC Barcelona players convened at the club’s training facilities today for a recovery session. However, there was a notable absentee from the session in the form of teenage sensation Marc Bernal who suffered a serious injury during last night’s contest. It has since confirmed that the …

Transfer News August 28, 2024 – 1:00 pm Federico Chiesa is on his way to Liverpool today, as reported by transfer insider Fabrizio Romano. Romano revealed that the agreement was finalized for an initial fee of €13 million, plus add-ons, and the transfer is expected to be officially announced …